INEC Declares Plateau Gubernatorial Polls Inconclusive

INEC Declares Plateau Gubernatorial Polls Inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the gubernatorial election in Plateau State inconclusive.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Richard Anande, said the election was declared inconclusive because the difference between the two major contenders, APC and PDP was less than the votes cancelled.

Anande said the incumbent Governor and APC candidate Simon Lalong got 583, 255 votes, while his closest rival and candidate of the main opposition PDP, Senator Jeremiah Useni, got 538, 326 votes.

According to him, because the difference between the two major contenders is 44, 929 is less than the cancelled votes of 49, 347, that’s why a winner cannot be declared.

“This according to section 179 subsection 2, of the 1999 constitution as amended.

He said the aforementioned cancelled votes were in Barkin Ladi (570), Bassa (3000), Bokkos (5, 314), Jos North (4, 152), Kanam (2, 627), Langtang South (5, 501), Mangu (26, 135), Pankshin (1, 144) and Shendam LGAs (851).

Below are the results according to Local Governments:

1-Bokkos LGA

APC – 26, 219

PDP – 25, 363

2-Jos East LGA

APC – 18, 602

PDP – 7, 994

3-Kanke LGA

APC – 23, 360

PDP – 22, 831

4-Langtang North LGA

APC – 18, 979

PDP – 40, 519

5-Barkin Ladi LGA

APC – 17, 039

PDP – 44, 233

6-Bassa

APC – 29, 401

PDP – 32, 363

7-Mikang LGA

APC – 15, 150

PDP – 11, 703

8-Langtang South

APC – 13, 495

PDP – 17, 644

9-Pankshin

APC – 35, 769

PDP – 24, 788

10-Kanam

APC – 54, 394

PDP – 21, 956

11-JOS SOUTH

APC 33, 075

PDP 91, 846

12-Jos North

APC 108, 887

PDP 67, 113

13-Riyom

APC 12, 720

PDP 24, 017

14-Mangu

APC 44, 964

PDP 40, 035

15-Shendam

APC 61, 646

PDP 17, 035

16-Wase

APC 37, 593

PDP 27, 465

17-Quaan Pan

APC 31, 962

PDP 20, 939.

INEC Declares Plateau Gubernatorial Polls Inconclusive